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Easy Cranberry Spritzer

A beautiful holiday drink - make it as a cocktail or mocktail. Cranberry simple syrup, fresh lemon juice, lemon lime soda. By the glass or by the pitcher.

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 drink
Calories: 220 kcal
Course: Cocktails
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • BY THE GLASS
  • Crushed ice or clean fresh snow.
  • 2 oz cranberry simple syrup
  • ¼ to ½ lemon juice depending on how tart you want it
  • lemon-lime soda stir gently to combine
  • [Garnish with sugared cranberries & slice of lemon]
  • [Optional garnish Amarena Cherries]
  • 1-1.5 oz vodka optional for cocktail
BY THE PITCHER
  • 4-6 oz cranberry simple syrup
  • 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail like Simply Cranberry
  • ⅓ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 cup vodka optional
  • 1 liter of lemon-lime soda or mineral water not as sweet
  • Garnish with sliced lemons cranberries and a sprig of mint or rosemary

Instructions

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  1. Fill glass with crushed ice (I use my Ninja blender to pulverize my ice, but crushed or even cubes would be just fine) or grab some newly fallen snow.
  2. Pour in 2 oz of Cranberry Simple Syrup. Squeeze ¼ to ½ lemon (depending on how tart you want it). Top off with lemon-lime soda, stir gently to combine. If adult cocktail is desired, add vodka prior to lemon-lime soda.
  3. Garnish with sugared cranberries or a dark, rich Amarena cherry
  4. By the PitcherMix ingredients in order listed, except soda/seltzer and refrigerate until ready to serve. Before serving, add soda or seltzer, stir gently. Slice oranges and/or lemons to float on top, a few cranberries and sprigs of rosemary. Serve with sliced lemons, sugared cranberries or Amarena cherries.

Notes

  • In place of lemon lime soda, use lemon or lime sparkling water, ginger ale, or cranberry ginger ale or even ginger beer
  • Use lime or orange juice instead of lemon juice
  • If you don't want to make cranberry simple syrup, you can purchase a good Grenadine syrup, making it more like a Shirley Temple
  • Adult-version: add 1-1.5 oz of vodka, top with seltzer water or lemon-lime soda

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 220kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 0.03g (0%) Fat 0.02g (0%) Sodium 33mg (1%) Potassium 44mg (1%) Fiber 0.02g (0%) Sugar 42g (84%) Vitamin A 0.5IU (0%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 8mg (1%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1drink

Amount Per Serving

Calories 220

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 220kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 0.03g 0%
Fat 0.02g 0%
Sodium 33mg 1%
Potassium 44mg 1%
Fiber 0.02g 0%
Sugar 42g 84%
Vitamin A 0.5IU 0%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 8mg 1%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.